Congressional Republicans are preparing their first counteroffer to President Barack Obama to avert the across-the-board cuts of the looming sequester, a House GOP aide confirmed this morning.

Politico, which first reported the news, said that top Republican members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees are formulating a proposal that would delay the sequester for a year by slashing the federal workforce by 10 percent. The House GOP aide said this would be done solely through attrition, a gradual reduction in the federal workforce.

They had Oboma over a barrel on this one. I wouldn't have done anything. I'd make him take the hit, because all this was his idea. He got his tax increase, now let's see what HE'S going to do to cut spending.

Pray tell, how did the sequestration happen to begin with? Oh, yeah, when they couldn’t spend another the LAST time. So, not only did they retreat from the original issue, they’re retreating AGAIN from their own compromise? Wow, those ivy league school really know how to churn out the most smartest to rule...I mean lead us < do I need it?? >

Whats to negotiate??? Wasnt sequestration the result of negotiation??? Let sequestration set in 

Good cop/Bad cop. They got their tax increase. They got the money. They got what they wanted.

The same thing will happen with immigration. They'll give amnesty with a "promise" to seal the boarder. They'll get what they want, Latino voters, and water down that little problem - the border thing - later.

Washington wants us to think there's opposing forces in Washington, because a "boogie man" is a great distraction. In the end, the politicians get richer and more powerful every time. The people get poorer and more oppressed by the day no matter which party is in charge. The democrats just work faster, so people think the republicans are "different."

Take Obomacare, for example. It's a tax. Tax bills must originate in the house. Obomacare came from the senate. Why didn't Republicans do something stop it? They didn't want to.

McKeon represents a a major factor in sequestration. The Reps and many Dems don't want to cut defense. Lots of jobs and constituents involved along with the degradation of our defense capabilities.

I fear that the Reps will cave to some increased revenue (read taxes) to protect DOD. There will be some accounting gimmicks used as well to postpone any cuts to the out years. Neither party wants any real spending cuts. We are screwed.

Agree. It will be the coalition of Dems and the GOP-E that will pass the compromise necessary to keep the spending going. They will just further marginalize the Tea Party, which will eventually lead to the formation of a Third Party. The GOP-E is helping the Dems to destroy the opposition.

How about this counteroffer: end the federal push to “control” firearms in the United States, eliminate the 33 thousand gun control laws already on the books, leave reason firearm control with the individual States permanently; eliminate Obamacare immediately; eliminate the EPA; and, approve the Keystone Pipeline immediately for a vote on a one year extension without raising the debt ceiling, just an extension for one year.

The Reduction in Force was last implemented under Eisenhower in the 50s to reduce bloat caused by massive increases in government jobs due to WWII and Korea.

Not only did they reduce employment hiring to replace workers, almost all civil service employees got ‘bumped’ down a notch or two in their pay grade.

My mother worked for the 4th Army in San Antonio, and someone with more senior status took her job and she had to move down to a lower paying job and grade. In personal terms for our family it was a financial hardship.

It can be done if Congress has the will and a President who will agree. Probably a dead issue because of Obama and his debts to the government employees unions.

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posted on 02/06/2013 11:33:50 AM PST
by wildbill
(You're just jealous because the Voices talk only to me.)

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